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Dufferin Grove

Neighbourhood in Toronto · Ontario · Population 11,276

People and homes

Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.

Who lives here
Median age
38.5 years
Canada: 41.6 years, Estimated, 2011: 36.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 36.4 years (estimated)
Average household size
2.1
Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.2 (estimated) · 2016: 2.2 (estimated)
Moved home in the last 5 years
38.3%
Canada: 39%, 2006: 46.9% (estimated) · 2016: 44.8% (estimated)

Age

  • Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%10.8%2016: 10.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.6%2016: 8.9% (estimated)
  • Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%42.4%2016: 44.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.5%2016: 22.5% (estimated)
  • Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%14.5%2016: 12.6% (estimated)

Households

  • Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.8%2011: 17.7% (estimated)
  • Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%21.6%2011: 19.5% (estimated)
  • One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.8%2011: 8.2% (estimated)
  • People living aloneCanada: 29.3%38.5%2016: 37.1% (estimated)
  • Other householdsCanada: 11%16.3%2011: 19.5% (estimated)
Education and languages

Highest education, ages 25 to 64

  • No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%9.5%2016: 13.1% (estimated)
  • High school diplomaCanada: 23%15.9%2016: 18% (estimated)
  • Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%2.9%2016: 3.7% (estimated)
  • College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%18.3%2016: 19.3% (estimated)
  • University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%52.6%2016: 45.7% (estimated)

Knowledge of English and French

  • Speak English onlyCanada: 69%81%2016: 79.8% (estimated)
  • Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1% (estimated)
  • Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%13.2%2016: 13.4% (estimated)
  • Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%5.7%2016: 6.9% (estimated)

Mother tongue

  • Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%58.3%2016: 56.7% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.7%2016: 1.8% (estimated)
  • Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%40%2016: 41.5% (estimated)
Homes
Condominiums
14.1%
Canada: 15%, 2016: 11.5% (estimated)

Owners and renters

  • OwnersCanada: 66.5%41.4%2016: 40.6% (estimated)
  • RentersCanada: 33.1%58.6%2016: 59.8% (estimated)

Types of homes

  • Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%6%2016: 5.8% (estimated)
  • Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%9.3%2016: 9.2% (estimated)
  • Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.1%2016: 2% (estimated)
  • Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%7%2016: 7.6% (estimated)
  • Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%49.9%2016: 49.4% (estimated)
  • Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%23.6%2016: 24.4% (estimated)
  • Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.1%2016: 1.6% (estimated)

When homes were built

  • Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%56.1%
  • Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%19.4%
  • Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%8.6%
  • Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.9%
  • Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3%
Getting to work

Main way to work

  • Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%46.9%2016: 29.2% (estimated)
  • Public transitCanada: 7.7%27.5%2016: 47.6% (estimated)
  • WalkCanada: 5.2%12.8%2016: 9.1% (estimated)
  • BicycleCanada: 1.1%9.1%2016: 12.4% (estimated)
  • Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%2016: 1.7% (estimated)

Statistics Canada, 2021

Sources

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (Census Profile). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.